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The Invention of Memory
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Simon Loftus

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20 Fragments of a Ravenous Youth by Xiaolu Guo

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Refreshing, comic and endearing novel about Fenfang, a young girl who has fled 1,800 miles from her rural, Chinese, home town to build a thoroughly modern life for herself in Beijing.
Moth Smoke by Mohsin Hamid

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The story of Daru Shezad and his catastrophic downfall into illicit love, criminality and drug abuse, set in 1990s Lahore. A refreshing, vibrant look at contemporary Pakistan.
The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid

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This engaging, thought-provoking novella is the life story of Changez, a Pakistani, American-educated businessman. Narrated in a monologue to an American traveller in a Lahore cafe, Changez describes his infatuation with America and his subsequent disillusionment, which led to his return to Pakistan. Shortlisted for the Booker prize.
The Dragon Prince: Stories & Legends from Vietnam by Thich Nhat Hanh

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Thich Nhat Hanh's retelling of traditional stories and legends is the perfect introduction to Vietnamese mythology and culture.
A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif

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A cracking debut from this Pakistani author, which echoes the work of Mario Vargas Llosa and Louis de Bernieres in its satiric, political attack on a ridiculous but brutal regime. Longlisted for the Booker Prize.
In Ghostly Japan by Lafcadio Hearn

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A selection of Japanese ghostly myths, legends and folklore accompanied by chapters on the poetic tradition and Buddhist thinking.
Lost Horizon by James Hilton

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A classic novel about a group of foreigners, stranded after crashing in the Himalayas, who discover the secrets of Shangri-La.
An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro

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Winner of the Whitbread prize, this is the story of Masuji Ono, a peaceful artist living in Japan at the end of the war. The country is being rebuilt around him, but as he looks back over his life he recognises that his art was a mouthpiece for imperialism during the war and he is haunted by a dark secret. Like The Remains of the Day, this book is an intoxicating, lyrical gem dwelling on culpability and the unspoken.
Stick Out Your Tongue by Ma Jian

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Ma Jian's controversial novel about Tibet was banned in China on its publication in 1987 and tells the story of a Chinese writer who journeys to Tibet. As he wanders across the silent plateau meeting nomads, lamas and watching a sky burial, he becomes intoxicated by the siren-call of this mysterious, spiritual culture. Hypnotic stories of enchantment and horror.
The Bridegroom by Ha Jin

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A collection of 10 sometimes humorous, sometimes unbearably moving stories of modern China from novelist Ha Jin. Winner of the Townsend Prize for Fiction.
Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson

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One of the greatest Vietnam novels ever written, great, sprawling and multi-charactered, it is something of a war-time Middlemarch. Beginning in 1963 with a chapter covering each of the next 20 years, CIA operative Skip has been sent on a mission to the Philippinnes and then on to North Vietnam by his uncle the increasingly psychotic 'Colonel'.
Autofiction by Hitomi Kanehara

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This talented Japanese author has written a powerful, refreshing novel about a woman whose intense love for her husband sends her into a vortex of obsession.
The Master of Go by Yusanari Kawabata

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This great novel tells of a Go match, a Japanese game of strategy, between an old master and a young challenger. Kawabata captures brilliantly the moment when the traditions of imperial Japan met the changes of the Twentieth Century.
The Calligrapher's Daughter by Eugenia Kim

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An engaging history of Korea brought to life by the story of Najin a young calligrapher's daughter. Sent to the royal court she watches the monarchy collapse and the country succumb to Japanese invasion.
Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling

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Ruyard Kipling's enchanting stories based on folk tales from India and around the world. From how the camel got his hump to how the rhinoceros got his skin, his playful use of language makes these stories enjoyable for both children and their parents.
Out by Natsuo Kirino

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A violent, sexy, psychological thriller which tells the story of four women who become accomplices while working night-shifts at a factory in the suburbs of Tokyo. Intensely powerful and occasionally horrifying.
The Year of Living Dangerously by Christopher J Koch

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A tense and passionate love story played out between three journalists in the sultry, Indonesian capital of Jakarta, as the country teeters on the brink of revolution.
The Hamilton Case by Michelle de Krestner

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From the Booker-shortlisted author of Lost Dog, comes a haunting story set in Sri Lanka in the 1930s. Sam, a lawyer from a wealthy family, watches as his life begins to disintegrate as his father dies leaving gambling debts, he is caught up in a murder scandal and political and social turmoil are ripping his island paradise in two. Winner of the Commonwealth Writers Prize, this novel is part murder mystery, part historical background and part literary tour-de-force.
The Impressionist by Hari Kunzru

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Set in 1920s India, Pran Nath is our half Indian, half English anti-hero who is thrust from a pampered childhood into the city streets, on to the court of a Maharajah, adopted by a Scottish missionary and finally on to Oxford. A fast-paced, satirical novel, it is also a beautifully-written exploration of race and identity.
Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri

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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, these extraordinary stories about exiled Indians are subtle and tender, remarkable because of what they withhold from the reader. Highly recommended.
Fragrant Harbour by John Lanchester

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In the same accomplished way that John Lanchester intertwines history and personal stories, he weaves together the four lives of an English entrepreneur, a journalist, a Chinese nun and a young Chinese businessman. An emotional novel about corruption, love and determination, set against a backdrop of seventy years of Hong Kong's history.
Sightseeing by Rattawut Lapcharoensap

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A collection of six subtle, tender stories which bring to life a Thailand of corruption, cock fighting, sewing factories, refugees and a delicate relationship with the West.
Jade Lady Burning by Martin Limon

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Martin Limon's first novel about two American military police in 1970s Seoul charged with trying to solve the murder of a local prostitute. An insightful picture of Korea, as well as a realistic and gripping thriller.
The Vagrants by Yiyun Li

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Based on a true story from the 1970s, Yiyun Li's novel describes the tragic events in a rural Chinese town after the inhabitants protest against the execution of a young woman. A powerful and well-written novel.
The Naked and the Dead by Norman Mailer

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Based on Norman Mailer's own experiences during the Second World War, this classic in war fiction describes the fatigue, the boredom, the squalor and the horror of it all.